The warning call came months ago, but at Bodegas Díez-Mérito they did not know until the beginning of last week that none other than
LeBron James
was going to visit them.
And on Friday, directly from his vacation in Corsica, the Lakers star came to Jerez de la Frontera to unleash one of his passions, wine.
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Salvador Espinosa
that this was as private as could be. Until Sunday images began to circulate through LeBron's networks and everything shot up. Because the visit was express, just a few hours in the south of Spain, accompanied by his wife and his partner,
Maverick Carter
. The forward, also on the front page this summer for the premiere of 'Space Jam 2', not only showed an exquisite education and a lot of sympathy with the employees. What was most surprising was his knowledge of the matter. "He knows a lot about wines and spirits, he is an expert," says the CEO of Bodegas y Viñedos Díez-Mérito.
LeBron's wine tour began at noon on Friday at El Puerto de Santa María. There he visited the medieval Castle of San Marcos and later had a glass of amontillado in the El Castillo wineries, where he signed one of the boots, according to El Diario de Jerez reveals. He was also seen venerating (or trying), in images that have gone viral. He then went to Bodegas Lustau, on Arcos de Jerez street.
And, to finish the wine tourism experience, he went to the historic El Cuadro winery (dating from 1810),
owned
by the
Díez-Mérito group
. There, his main interest was not only wine. "He flipped over the brandies," say those who were present at the tasting. Because Brandy de Jérez is not so well known in the US, where cognac predominates. LeBron tasted brandies between 15 and 50 years old and, to finish, a meal with typical products prepared by El Faro. "He was amazed with the Barbate tuna, the Joselito Iberian ham, the gazpacho and the shrimp omelettes," they describe. Although the problem came with the rice.
Time fell on LeBron and his entourage, because the private plane that was returning him to the US could not wait any longer at the Jerez airport. The solution, take the paella to enjoy it during the journey. "The paella pan landed in Los Angeles", they say.
Well known is LeBron James' passion for wine and spirits.
And he's not the only NBA star committed to the cause.
He is a partner in the Mexican tequila company Lobos and owns a winery in his Los Angeles home.
And it also boasts.
Even bordering on the provocation, as when at the end of 2018, out of injury, he appeared at the Staples for the 'derby' against the Clippers with a glass of red in hand.
Last Christmas, to celebrate one of the Lakers' victories, he appeared on his social networks with one of the jewels in the Ribera del Duero crown, a bottle of Vega Sicilia Único 2006, whose price exceeds 500 euros.
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